Dromedary Camel vs Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Camelus dromedarius compared with Dendrogale murina

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Artiodactyla (парнокопытные)	Scandentia (тупайи)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Tupaiidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Dendrogale
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Dendrogale murina

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	40 years	—
Average Length	2.3 m	—
Average Weight	600.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dromedary Camel

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Sudan.

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dromedary Camel

The dromedary is the single-humped camel, domesticated over 4,000 years ago. The hump stores fat, not water.